Inside Out Resources
Websites
Here's where you'll find character profiles, a photo gallery, printable puzzles and games, and, of course, lots of Disney-sanctioned Inside Out merch.
Go behind the scenes at Pixar HQ with concept art for the characters and settings, as well as interviews with the film's animators.
It may not be updated anymore, but it stands as an awesome look back at the film's release, as well as its run through awards season.
If you ever wanted to see Anger dressed as a Christmas tree, the Inside Out Tumblr has your back. It features tons of social media-ready graphics, as well as videos and fan art.
Just like the film's Twitter account, their 'gram isn't updated anymore, either, but it remains a great way to document the film's release and reception.
The smart folks at MIT have a website with lots of games and art and even a quiz you can take to see which Inside Out character fits you best. Shmoop took the quiz, and…well, we're not sayin'.
Book or TV Adaptations
In this chapbook aimed at older kids and pre-teens, each of Riley's emotions gets a chance to retell the events from the film from their perspective.
Just in case that title doesn't tell you everything you need to know, this book serves up the art of Inside Out, including early sketches and concept art.
Articles and Interviews
Director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera sit down with the British psych mag to discuss how they created the world between Riley's ears.
Keltner and Ekman are a pair of scientists who've studied emotions for decades. The crew at Pixar wisely brought them on as consultants. This essay discusses the nuts and bolts of how they helped the animators bring the mind of Riley to life—and kept it rooted in legit science.
We don't know if we'd call Gloom "cute," but this collection of concept art for cut characters is super-interesting.
After reading this article that digs deep into how recall works, you'll wonder why the movie didn't include an anthropomorphized hippocampus. We mean, come on: she could've looked like a hippo and everything.
Hader sits down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos to do exactly what the title of this video clip says.
Video
"Do you ever look at someone and wonder, 'What is going on inside their head?"
Inside Out star Amy Poehler introduces her emotional alter ego.
Lewis Black gets worked up previewing Anger's role in Inside Out.
Watch the voice cast of Inside Out lay down some dialogue with the help of Pete Docter.
In this deleted scene, Joy and Disgust debate the five-second rule after Riley drops a grape on the ground.
With Joy and Sadness MIA, Fear, Anger, and Disgust try to figure out what Joy would do after Riley has a rotten day at school. Spoiler alert: It does not go well.
Joy has an epiphany while stuck in the Memory Dump. You know, like you do.
Audio
Four out of five physicians agree that listening to this while you study for your next French test will result in a better grade. (Fine. We made that up. It is good homework music, though. Trust us.)
Take a break from reading and listen to this NPR interview where Docter dishes on everything from the science of sadness to how the story originally paired Joy up with Fear. (Yup, there's a transcript, too.)
Images
It's so hard to get everybody to smile at the same time.
She was originally less "Tinkerbell shops at Hot Topic" and more "pawn from your dad's chess game that you drew on when you were five."
They really spruced up the place for the final cut, didn't they?
"I'm going to wear my colorful sunglasses. No, I said I was going to wear my colorful sunglasses."
Joy, Fear, and Sadness yuk it up (and show off their jazz hands).